Person

John Phillips

Acting · 1935–2001 · Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S.

John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas & the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa John Phillips. In addition to writing the majority of the group's compositions, he also wrote "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" in 1967 for former Journeymen bandmate Scott McKenzie, as well as the oft-covered "Me and My Uncle", which was a favorite in the repertoire of the Grateful Dead. Phillips was one of the chief organizers of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Phillips (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  Behind the Music

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  The Man Who Fell to Earth

  Original Music Composer

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  Laurel Canyon

  Self (archive footage)

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  E! True Hollywood Story

  1996

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  Jimi Plays Monterey

  Narrator (voice)

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  Torture Garden

  Eddie Storm (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")

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  Monterey Pop

  Self - Mamas and the Papas

• Youth '68

  Self

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  Ciao! Manhattan

  Music

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  Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits

  Self (archive)

• 2023Abebe – Butterfly SongSelf
• 2020Laurel CanyonSelf (archive footage)
• 2005California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The PapasHimself (Archival Footage)
• 2005Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest HitsSelf (archive)
• 1997Behind the MusicSelf
• 1996E! True Hollywood Story
• 1987Jimi Plays MontereyNarrator (voice)
• 1976The Man Who Fell to EarthOriginal Music Composer
• 1973Ciao! ManhattanMusic
• 1968Monterey PopSelf - Mamas and the Papas
• 1968Youth '68Self
• 1967Torture GardenEddie Storm (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")